V5 import V6 VBK?

[Wad4iPod]

I would think not - but want to ask.
Can I import a VEEAM 6 .VBK into VEEAM 5 to restore?

[Vitaliy S.]

I believe the answer is no, however you may want to try it.

[Wad4iPod]

You're correct. When I tried to import into V5 I get a message that says --- Incorrect version or something to that effect.

[Gostev]

It does work the other way, but of course v5 is unaware of v6 backup format.

[Wad4iPod]

It would be nice to have a patch for v5/v4/etc..or something to support restore compatibility with previous versions.

[Vitaliy S.]

Not quite sure what you're referring to, but to support restore capabilities you can either import v5/v4 backups to Veeam B&R v6 (but not vice versa) or use standalone extract.exe utility which was specifically designed for these purposes (not having backup console available).

[Gostev]

You should not be running previous versions in the first place at this time. Also, why would you run both v4/v5 and v6 in the same environment? Does not make much sense.